Midway Worker Injured By Ride at State Fair of Texas

A Midway worker at the State Fair of Texas was injured on Monday after a piece of a ride broke off and hit him.

According to fair officials, a wheel flew off the "Crazy Mouse" ride at about 1:30 Monday, striking the worker in the legs.

He was transported to Baylor Medical Center Dallas with a non life-threatening injury.

After the incident, the ride automatically shut down with people on board. The visitors were safely removed from the ride with no injuries.

Crazy Mouse is a small roller coaster with spinning cars that carry four riders each

Fair officials tell NBC DFW the ride was inspected earlier in the day, as were all the rides.

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